New developer Fatshark are looking to break into the digital realm with a new team-based multiplayer game. The twist? It's set in the wild west.

Lead & Gold is a 3rd person shooter developed in the now defunct GRIN's engine - FatShark was in fact a splinter group from this developer before it went under. It's team based and, from the video, appears to have classes such as a Snipers (Trapper) and Engineers (Blaster) alongside your standard Cowboy fare - quite reminiscent of Team Fortress 2.

To change things up a bit, numerous stats change depending on which team mates you're close to. An example given is the female Trapper class, which will increase your chance of a critical hit if you fight alongside her.

From the above video we can see a "Steal / Defend the gold" mode is in place, but its unknown whether this is a Capture the Flag mode or a Control Point style map - hopefully it'll include both.

While there are a number of multiplayer shooters already out there few of them mix 3rd person shooting with a class based affair - and they're certainly not set in the wild west. While the game is not officially coming to the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live Arcade the developers are strongly hinting at it - so look out for the official announcement soon.

Source: FatShark - Lead & Gold